Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)23ft (7.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131212111111101010101010101014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1145312682154711715819337187961868817364132428087425219971064734617631554426363353290231199199
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
SSE
30
SSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
0.65
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:00----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2171561616321-------1----
Temp. °C191920202021212021201919191817171921211917171616
Feels °C (?)131314141317161619171515161615151718181616151514
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